Rains lash many places in Hry, Pb

Rains lashed many places in Haryana and Punjab today after which mercury dropped by up to three notches against normal limits.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of both the states, which received 21.2 mm of rains during the day, recorded a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius, down three notches against the normal limits, according to a Meteorological (MeT) Department report here.

In Haryana, heavy rains lashed Panchkula district and Ghaggar and Tangri rivers were in spate. There were reports of rain water entering some slums in the low-lying areas.

Ambala, which was also lashed by rains, recorded a high of 30.8 degrees Celsius, down three degrees against normal limits.

Bhiwani's maximum settled at 34.1 degrees Celsius after being lashed by 13 mm of rains.

Hisar (35.7 C), Karnal (32.4 C) and Narnaul (33.9 C) also recorded below normal maximum temperatures.

In Punjab, Mohali, Rupnagar, Patiala, Jalandhar were among other places to be lashed by rains.

Amritsar recorded a high of 32.2 degrees Celsius, down two degrees against normal limits while Ludhiana's maximum settled at 31.5 degrees Celsius, also two notches below normal.

Patiala registered a maximum of 30.7 deg C, down three notches.

As per the MeT forecast valid over next two days, rain or thunder showers are likely to occur at isolated to few places in Haryana and Punjab.